1. | [i][t] (使)变宽;加宽;拓宽;放宽to become wider; to make sth wider |
Her eyes widened in surprise. 她惊讶地睁大了眼睛。 | |
Here the stream widens into a river. 溪水在这里变宽,成了一条河。 | |
They may have to widen the road to cope with the increase in traffic. 他们可能得拓宽这条道路以适应车辆的增多。 |
2. | [i][t] (使)扩展,程度加深,范围扩大to become larger in degree or range; to make sth larger in degree or range |
the widening gap between rich and poor 贫富之间日益扩大的差距 | |
We plan to widen the scope of our existing activities by offering more language courses. 我们计划通过开设更多的语言课程以扩大我们现有的活动范围。 | |
The legislation will be widened to include all firearms. 这项法规的范围将扩大到包括所有的枪支。 |